Ornament



Jan; 21, 1936.

R. DE ROSA 2,028,593

ORNAMENT Original Filed Aug. 15, 1935 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY.

Patented Jan. 21, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ORNAMENT Ralph DeRosa, New York, N. Y.

1 Claim.

This invention relates to ornaments, and. in particular to a typeadapted foruse on dresses, but particularly the hair and one which canbe applied without manipulation of catches, pins or the like.

A particular object of my invention is to provide an ornament having abody portion and wing members, the latter of which are operated to bringabout the attachment of the ornament to the hair. In ornaments of thecharacter referred to, it has heretofore been the practice to provide apin for attaching means, and one which necessitated careful insertioninto the goods of the dress, or into the hair, and also means forlocking the pins closed.

A further object of my invention is to provide an ornament of thecharacter referred to having a fastening means which will eliminate theneed of any locking member and will also permit attachment of theornament easily and quickly and without any preliminary adjustment ofthe parts of the ornament.

Changes and variations may be made in the construction shown anddescribed without departing from the spirit of the invention orsacrificing its chief advantages; hence such invention is not to beconfined to the structure shown in the drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the butterfly form 80 of ornamental devicewhich may be decorated with any ornamentation desired such as jewels,spangles, or the like,

Figure 2 is an enlarged plan view of the hinge section of the ornamentand illustrates how the 35 wing portions thereof are secured to the bodymember or part, v

Figure 3 is a section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 showing theoperation of the wing sections and means employed :for attaching the 40ornament to thin material, netting or the hair, Figures 4 and 5 showmodified forms of the body and wing arrangement of an ornament that isnot in the shape of a butterfly or insect.

This application is a divisional application of Serial No. 36,323, filedAugust 15, 1935.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 5 indicates generally an ornamentalmember which consists essentially of a body 6 and wing portions 1. Thisornament as illustrated in Figure l is de- 50 picted in the shape of abutterfly, but it is to be understood that the form of the ornament isnot essential to the invention, as any ornamental form may be used thatincludes the body 6 and wings or side hinged members 1. 55 The body 6and wings I may be ornamented with precious or semi-precious stones ordesigns 8 as desired; and at a suitable point intermediate its ends andat opposite sides thereof, the body 6 is arranged to have securedthereto as by soldering or any other means, the body hinge 5 plates 9,shaped to conform to the shape of the underside of the body 6 of theornament. Inasmuch as both sides of the device are alike, a descriptionof one side will suffice and it will be noted that the outer edge of thehinge plate 9 10 is formed with the spaced eyes l0, formed integrallywith the plate 9. In order to mount the wing portions of the ornamentfor swinging movement with relation to the body thereof,

I provide the wing hinge plate II to? which is 5 secured as by solderingor otherwise, the wing 1. The wing hinge plate I i is provided at itsouter edge with the upstanding ears 12 through which passes a hinge pin13 that also passes through the eyes IU of the body hinge plate 9 20 andhas its ends headed as at MA, to prevent removal.

Between the eyes in the pin i3 carries a spring I4 one end I5 of which,passing through a suitable opening in the body hinge plate bears 25against said plate and the other end l6 of which, passing through asuitable opening in the wing hinge plate ll bears against said plate.The spring operates to keep the wings in normal position as shown infull lines in Figure 3.

The body hinge plate 9 and wing hinge plate N form an arcuate seatagainst which hair is compressed and held by the wing hinge plateextension I! which may be a part of the. hinge plate or attached theretoas shown in any suitable manner. The extension is curved as at [8 andconstitutes a clip which securely holds hair and provides a means forattaching the ornament to the hair or other part of the person. The openposition of the clips is shown in Figure 3, in outline and in attachingthe device to the hair, it is simply necessary to pinch the wings untilthe clips open and then release the wings to cause the clips H to graspthe hair and compress it between the clip and the hinge plates.

In Figures 4 and 5, modified! forms of my device are shown for thepurpose of illustrating the possibility of applying the construction toan ornament of any shape and in Figure 4 the body 24 may have the sameshape as the wing portions 25. In Figure 5, the body 26 may berectangular or square while the wings 21 are circular, it being evidentthat such combinations may be varied as desired.

What I claim is:

In an ornament of the character described, a body portion, wings at theopposite sides of the body portion, hinges for swingably securing saidwings and said body portion together, said hinges being arcuatelyshaped, and arcuate extensions on said hinges cooperating with thehinges for maintaining the ornament in place on the hair of the wearer.

RALPH DE ROSA. [L.S.]

CERTIFICATE Of CORRECTIfi.

Patent No. 2,028,593. January 21, 1936.

RALPH on ROSA.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the above numbered patentrequiring correction as follows: In the heading to the printedspecification, lines 5 and 6, for "Patent No. 2,024,934, January '7,1935" read Patent No. 2,026,934, January 7, 1936; and that the saidLetters Patent' should be read with this correction therein that thesame may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 23rd day of March, A. D. 1937.

Henry Van Arsdale (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents.

